Guild Adventurer #2

The second issue of The Guild Adventurer has arrived!. The Guild Adventurer is a compilation of original adventures and adventure-related material for Rolemaster, Shadow World, Spacemaster, and HARP. In this, the second issue, we have two double-length adventures, two normal-length scenarios and one adventure location:

"Rose Petals and Snow Lions", a double-length Shadow World adventure set on the continent of Jaiman, and written by Terry Amthor himself, the creator of Kulthea. Dual-statted for RM2 and RMFRP;

"The Echoes of History", an adventure set in the stunning Echoes of Heaven setting (but usable in any world!) by Echoes creator, Robert Defendi. Dual-statted for Rolemaster and HARP;

"Hunting Season", a Spacemaster:Privateers adventure by Robert Defendi, author and designer of the entire Spacemaster:Privateers product line;

"The Selkie's Secret", a HARP adventure by Brent Knorr, frequent contributor of articles to The Guild Companion.

"People, Places and Paraphernalia: Vorlori's Rest", an adventure location for HARP by Allen Maher, contributor to the HARP character compilation, Friends & Rivals and to the first Guild Adventurer

with original artwork by Rick Hansen, project artist for Friends & Rivals and Guild Adventurer #1, and layout by Andrew Ridgway.

The Guild Adventurer magazines are awesome. They provide some great gaming supplements that are extremely helpful in in or out of a pinch. You can't beat the low cost of these PDF's for the quality and amount of what you get in each ezine. They are mor [...]

I find this product to be excellent. The adventures have a rather strong focus on super natural creatures. Personally I don't have a problem with this, but it might be a thing to consider if you plan to include the material inside your own campaign ins [...]

Vorlori’s Rest is an adventure location. It is a monastery with a small traveler’s inn. Maps are given for each level and every room is well-described. These are the things that you expect from any adventure location. What I like about location is [...]

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